By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills
“Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.”
Genesis 1:26 ESV
Our Father is the Author of creativity. Our gift to Him is to accept what He’s given us, nurture it, develop concepts, and go forward with our life experiences and faith to glorify God. As writers, we have the responsibility of glorifying God through the power of the written word.
The following are three reasons why the gift of writing is critical to a Christian worldview.
How can we take the hope of heaven and communicate the manifestation of God in our lives? Isn’t this a part of good stewardship? Do we invest in our careers to impact more people, or do we bury it … write for ourselves only or not write at all?
When writing instructors encourage us to write what we know, they mean to use our life experiences to qualify and quantify our voice in the world of Christian publishing.
Not every reader knows the meaning of salvation, redemption, conversion, justification, or theological terms that mean nothing to them. Those words mean different things to different people. Some have no idea what they mean. So don’t toss Christianese out there like a huge pill to digest but show the meaning in fiction and nonfiction that narrows the gap and brings others to God.
How does Jesus feel about our purpose? Read the Gospel of John 17.
Andy Stanley says, “You were created with God’s purpose in mind. And until you discover His purpose for you—and follow through on it—there will always be a hole in your soul.”
Like a gentle rain on thirsty ground, acknowledging our creativity means accepting the gifts the Father has given us and shower them on others.
Moses spent 40 years in the desert developing his leadership skills to creatively lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Then he wrote five books of the Bible.
David had to wait years before he could lead Israel as King. While he waited, he learned the art of servanthood, how to be a soldier, and wrote many Psalms.
The Heart of God’s Writers by @DiAnnMills on @BRMCWC #Writing #Writinglife #BRMCWC Share on XMary had 9 months to learn what it might be like to nurture for God in infant form. But she’d spent years sent birth growing closer to God.
The Apostle Paul learned that to lead others into a relationship with Jesus, he must first learn how to love and teach others.
Every writer has a beginning. It’s the Genesis Road.
Do you ever wonder why so many writers are melancholy? We feel intensely. We drink deeply from the well of imagination. We weep at the sight of beauty and again at injustice. And we are easily broken.
Writers are to embrace transparency, not as needy people but as strong Christians who practice empathy.
We grumble about not having enough time to write. Isn’t creativity about giving ourselves to others for the sake of glorying God through something indescribably beautiful? Helping others to develop something eternal? There is priority in God, and if He orchestrates the gift, He will show us when to develop it.
Sacrifice is beauty, encouraging writers to hold their words close to their hearts and run alongside Jesus where He leads.
God will help us, but He wants and expects 100 percent of our effort.
Can we writers open our arms to the world, write until we feel every effort is raw, shed tears, and find gratification in giving our gift—then do it all over again?
Augustine wrote. “Do you hesitate, man, to go this way, when this is the way God came to you?”
How can we hold back from sharing our creativity with the world, a world hungry for a path leading to Jesus Christ?
DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who invites her readers to step into stories where suspense meets adventure and romance warms the heart. Known for crafting unforgettable characters tangled in unpredictable plots, DiAnn believes every breath we take unfolds a story waiting to be told—so why not make it thrilling?
Her novels have consistently landed on bestseller lists including CBA, ECPA, and Publishers Weekly, and have won prestigious awards such as the Christy, Selah, Golden Scroll, Inspirational Readers’ Choice, and Carol awards.
DiAnn is a founding board member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Conference Advisor for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers. She actively participates in Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, the Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild, International Thriller Writers, Outliers Writing University, and The Christian Pen. DiAnn passionately invests in helping fellow authors succeed through mentoring, book coaching, and editing. She travels nationwide speaking and teaching engaging writing workshops.
A proud coffee snob who roasts her own beans, DiAnn also enjoys diving into good books, experimenting in the kitchen, and unabashedly spoiling her grandchildren—whom she insists are the smartest kids in the universe. She and her husband make their home under the sunny skies of Houston, Texas.
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